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UNITED STATES PATENT Onlilne.LA

HORAOE Hour, or BROOKLYN, AssrGNon To WM. w.- sEcOMBE, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAND-STAMP.

Specitication forming part of Letters Patent-No. 48,624, dated July 4, 1865.

To all whom 'it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HORACE HOLT, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved' invention. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the type-plate and adjustable head. 'Fig 3 is a side elevation of the typeplate detached.

Similar `letters of reference indicate like parts.

- This invention relates to certainjmprovements in that class ot' hand f stampsjin which a chemically-prepared or inked ribbon is used to furnish the'types with the requisite supply of ink or other material to produce the desired impression.

This invention consists, first, in the employnient or use of an adjustable head carrying the reels on which 'the ink-prepared ribbon is wound, in combination with. the longitudinelly-sliding stem to which the handle is attached, andwith the type-plate, in such a manner that easy accesscan be had to the reels and ribbon, and that the head with the typeplate can be turned on the stem in either direction, according to the direction in which- Lhe impression is to be taken on the paper. rlhe reels lie in cavities in the sides of the head, the end pieces of which form the bearings for the axles ot' the same. The typefplate is secured to the head by a nick and segmental slot, in combination with a friction-spring, in such a manner that the same can be readiiy removed and replaced or taken out to change the types, and when in position it is not liable to work loose spontaneously. The table which vsupports the material on which the impression is taken is made adjustable and removable, so that its height can be regulated, or that it can be taken oft' and replaced atpleasure.

A represents astock, made of cast-iron or other suitable material, and provided with 'a socket, B, at its upper end,and with a foot, C, as clearly shown in Fig. l. The socket B forms the guide for the stem D, on one end of which is mounted the handlel E, whereas its other end carries the head F. A spring, a, wound round the stem and inclo'sed in' the socket B, is sc arranged that it carries the head and stem up whenever the same has been depressed, and the pressure acting on the same is taken oli'.

The head F is attached to the stem byasetscrew, b, which catches into a circular groove. c, so that saidv head can be readily taken o' or turned in either direction, according to the position ot' the'paper or the direction in which the impression is to be taken. Said head is made ot castiron or other suitable material, and it is provided with two cavities, d, one on either side, to receive the reels c, on which the ink-prepared ribbon is wound, as shown in Fig. 1. These reels have their bearings in the end pieces of the head, and they are turned by buttons f, extending beyond the end of the head, as shown in Fig. 2. y Suitable frictionsprings, g, prevent .them from turning spontaneously.

Theink-prepared ribbon h is drawn from one reel across the face of the typein the type-plate G to the other reel, as shown in red lines in Fig. 1, and it' one portion of said ribbon is worn out `or the ink contained init used up, the buttons f are turned and al new portion of the rib..

bon is brought into action.

The type plate G is secured to the head F by means of two screws, t' i', which are rmly secured in the head, and one of which catches in ,a nick, j, and the other in a segmental slot, j', in the plate, said nick vand'` slot bc`4 ing just large enough to admit the sh'anks of the screws. By turning the plate in the direction of the arrow marked near it in Fig. 2 the screw t' passes out of the slot j', and said plate can be easily withdrawn from the screw i and removed from the head. Type-plates of diierent size and capacity can thus be attached to the head F, as circumstances may render it desirable, and in changing the types easy access can be had to the type box. To prevent the plate from dropping o spontaneously, that portion of the same which is sit-uated beyond the slot j' forms a spring, 7c, bearing on the face of .the headwhen the plate is 1n its place, and thev friction caused hy this spring retains said plate.

The table H is secured to the foot C by means of a set-screw, l, so that it can be raised.l or lowered, or that it can be taken off and replaced by another, if desired.

Having thusdescribed myinvention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-'- 1. The type carrying head F, constructed with cavities d di'or the reception of the inkrbbon, and attached to its stem D by a circular groove and set-screw, or equivalent device,

to admit of turning it on its axis, all substantiall'y as herein shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The nick j, segmental slotj, and spring lovin the type-plate G, to operate, in combination with the screws or lstuds i i', inserted in the head F, substantially as and for the pur-v pose set forth.

HORACE HOLT. Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON. W. HAUFF. 

